Description
Book SynopsisThis book reviews research into pathogenic fungi in a diverse selection of economically important crops, including fruits and cereals. The establishment and management of fungal plant diseases, using conventional and ecofriendly methods is discussed with an emphasis on the use of microorganisms and biotechnology. Chapters also examine the role of microbes in growth promotion, as bioprotectors and bioremediators and presents practical strategies for using microbes as well as botanicals in sustainable agriculture. Providing knowledge of plant-pathogen interactions, management strategies and techniques, this will be a useful resource for students, researchers and extension workers in biology and plant pathology.
Table of ContentsPart One: Botanicals in Fungal Pest Management 1: Recent advances in management of fungal pathogens of fruit crops 2: Botanicals in agricultural pest management 3: Deleterious effects of fungi on post-harvest crops and their management strategies 4: Exploitation of botanicals in the management of phytopathogenic and storage fungi 5: Use of plant extracts as natural fungicides in the management of seed borne diseases Part Two: Disease Control through Resistance 6: Resistance to Septoria leaf blotch in wheat 7: Barley and wheat resistance genes for Fusarium head blight 8: Sustainable management of rice blast [Magnaporthe grisea (Hebert) Barr]: 50 years of research progress in molecular biology Part Three: Biological Control Mechanisms 9: Post-harvest technology- yeast as bio-control agents: Progress, problems and prospects 10: Biological control of plant diseases: An overview and the Trichoderma system as bio-control agent 11: Physiological specialization of Ustilaginales (smut) of Geheros Bromus, Zea and Triticum in Argentina. Part Four: Endophytes in Plant Disease Control 12: Status and progress of research in endophytes from agricultural crops in Argentina 13: Effect of tillage systems on the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) propagule bank in soils 14: Mechanism of action in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbionts to control diseases caused by various fungal pathogens 15: Role of fungal endophytes in plant protection Part Five: Managing Fungal Pathogens causing Leaf damage 16: The rust fungi: Systematics, diseases and their management 17: Etiology, epidemiology and management of fungal diseases of sugarcane 18: New and emerging fungal pathogens associated with leaf blight symptoms on wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Argentina. 19: A review of the fungal diseases of the annual legume crop of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)
